Podcasts about dublin inquirer

Freelance Forum 77: Newsletters. Marketing consultant Drew Sheil and Dublin Inquirer co-founder Sam Tranum discuss the use of email newsletters to report news and as a way for freelance journalists to promote their own work. The discussion is chaired by freelance journalist Stephanie Costello. Recorded live at the Spring 2024 Freelance Forum on 8 April 2024.

An article by Laoise Neylon in the Dublin Inquirer focuses on Grace, a 16 year old, who is struggling with her mental health . Her family are desperately trying to get her the help that she needs. Grace's dad Mick and sister Emma joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss their current situation...

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We said we'd return to the horrific attack on Parnell Square that injured several people and left a 5 year old child in critical condition, and the subsequent chaotic scenes that played out in Dublin city centre. So here it is. Our podcast with the best immigration reporter in the country, the Dublin Inquirer's Shamim Malekmian, Green Party Cllr and former Dublin Lord Mayor, Hazel Chu and our bastion of sanity, Mr irishelectionprojections.com Harry McEvansoneya. We delve into the topics of classism, racism, the far right opportunists, the medias soft-enabling of hate, the Garda response and resourcing issues and the good, bad and ugly politics that can't be allowed to say that they couldn't have seen this coming. We also pay tribute to the real heroes, the group of strangers who came together and undoubtedly stopped what could have been an even worse act of reprehensible violence. The latest from the UK with listener favourite, Prof Richard Murphy is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-93395024

We talk to Fiona Hurley, spokesperson for migrant and refugee group NASC, after analysis by the Dublin Inquirer newspaper found that 630 Irish born children applied for the recent scheme for the undocumented.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Note: The podcast opens with a voice note sent by a clearly distressed Zak in Gaza. It was a pleasure to be rejoined by the best reporter on immigration in Ireland, the Dublin Inquirer's Shamim Malekmian, to discuss the case of Abdullah Musleh, who finds himself trapped in Gaza because of the inefficiencies in the Irish immigration service. We also discuss the latest from Gaza, the generosity of our tortoise shack members and the need to be careful of some new Palestinian allies who are really just opportunistic Anti-Semites. Full article here:https://dublininquirer.com/2023/10/18/in-gaza-city-a-father-waited-and-hoped-for-a-visa-to-see-his-kids-in-ireland-again-then-came-the-bombs/ Latest from Loay Elbasyouni is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-91963531

A look back on the stories of the week with our Friday Forum. Joining Pat this morning in the studio was Mairea Farrell Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and South Mayo, Colm Brophy Fine Gael TD for Dublin Southwest and Chair European Affairs, and also Laoise Neylon Journalist with the Dublin Inquirer.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The CSO vs the RTB We've been hearing for what seems to be years now that landlords are fleeing the market and we've been constantly told that any criticism of the rental market is "demonising mom and pop landlords." But that's not really true, at least not according to the CSO. Joining us is the Dublin Inquirer's Laoise Neylon and she tells us about her report that contradicts the narratives above and why it's not as simple as we're often told. Read more:https://dublininquirer.com/2023/08/09/census-data-raises-questions-about-narrative-that-landlords-are-fleeing-the-market/ Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=oddtdtcreator John Harris podcast out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-88081752

We discuss why between April 2016 and April 2022, the number of permanent privately rented homes in Ireland grew by 7 percent, according to census data. To discuss further Pat was joined on the show by Ben Thompson Estate Agent, Catherine Clancy Catherine Clancy, Chairperson of the Magazine road residents association and also Laoise Neylon a Journalist with the Dublin Inquirer.

Something busy commuters may not know is beneath the railway bridge linking Upper Erne Street to Pearse Street and Grand Canal Dock sits a small sculpture of a rat. Also across the road is a similar sculpture of a cat! Here to explain the mystery behind these sculptures is Michael Lanigan, arts and culture reported with the Dublin Inquirer.

Something busy commuters may not know is beneath the railway bridge linking Upper Erne Street to Pearse Street and Grand Canal Dock sits a small sculpture of a rat. Also across the road is a similar sculpture of a cat! Here to explain the mystery behind these sculptures is Michael Lanigan, arts and culture reported with the Dublin Inquirer.

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Lifting of the eviction ban, analysis & action: Keeping people in their homes This is the live Reboot Republic Podcast/Webinar where Rory and a panel of guests discuss the real life human impacts of the lifting of the eviction ban, the terror facing renters, the trauma of home loss, and analysing solutions such as the tenants in situ scheme - its current limits and what needs to be done, the issues around overholding -tenant staying in their home, the need for a right to housing in the constitution, and actions of solidarity being taken including Uplift plan for Constituency on-line town hall meetings. Speakers include John O Haire, family services, Focus Ireland, Siobhan O' Donoghue, Uplift, Aoife Kelly Desmond, Managing Solicitor, Mercy Law Centre, Aidan Farrelly, Lecturer/Researcher Applied Social Studies Maynooth, we also hear from Aoife Welby from Feile Housing, Laoise Neylon of the Dublin Inquirer and Rebecca O Riordan who tells her families story of facing eviction, her children, and emigration.

It was a pleasure to be joined by Dublin Inquirer journalist, Shamim Malekmian, Mr. Election Projections, Harry McEvansoneya and United Against Racism's Memet Uludag to talks about some of the news of the week and the stories that deserved a bit more attention. We chat the latest opinion polls and the FG bounce, the Raise the Roof Rally, Iran falling out of the news, World Cup geopolitics, dangerous changes to our immigration system, passing the mic and a deep-dive into the fears around immigration and the links to failed housing policy. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Gift a subscription via info@tortoiseshack.ie

This week it was an absolute pleasure to be joined by Right to Know's Gavin Sheridan, PBP area rep, Darragh Adelaide, Senator Tom Clonan, Dublin Inquirer journalist, Shamim Malekmian and "Michael" McMahon ;) We talked about Shamim's story about the treatment of a boy by our immigration system, the recent turn of events in Ukraine, the cost of living crisis and how it's misused by the already wealthy, the latest on the St Johns Ambulance report, Budget Season, Climate Action and much, much more. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This packed Tortoise Shack Live Show featured a fantastic panel of Dublin Inquirer journalist, Shamim Malekmian, Shrapnel co-host, Sam Mcilwaine, Dr Arsalan Shahid and Threshold's legal officer, Gavin Elliot. We talked about the end of the Robert Troy saga, the report into St John's Ambulance by Geoffrey Shannon and how the Traveller budget story fell swiftly out of the headlines. Then the Doc tells us about the appalling flooding in Pakistan and how you can help. Shamim walks us through another story of inequality in our immigration system, Gav tells us about the Right to Housing campaign and getting that referendum done right and Sam chats NI, drugs in working class communities and the cost of living crisis. Martin also has a special message for RTE staff. There is lots more and thanks to everyone who hung on at the end for the chat around Ireland's far right. Link for Pakistan Flood Relief:https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-save-people-from-flood-in-pakistan?utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer To come to this events join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

So far this year, Dublin City Council has bought just one social home from developers of big schemes, while it leased 48, show council figures. We ask why with Laoise Neylon from the Dublin Inquirer and also Cian O'Callaghan, Dublin Bay North TD and Social Democrats Spokesman on Housing.

Berni Dwan speaking with Irish Examiner news editor Deirdre O'Shaughnessy and Dublin Inquirer co-founder Sam Tranum about commissioning, the kind of stories they are looking for, and what kind of pitch catches their eye. Deirdre O'Shaughnessy is News Editor of the Irish Examiner. She worked as a journalist for 15 years in local print and broadcast media in Limerick, Galway and Cork. As a freelancer she has written news, features and opinion for the Sunday Business Post, Irish Times, the Herald and Irish Tatler. She has contributed regularly to TV and radio shows in Ireland, as well as NPR and BBC radio. Deirdre has twice received a Simon Cumbers Media Fund Bursary. She has an LLB in Law & European studies from UL and a MSc in Government from UCC. Sam Tranum is co-founder and deputy editor of Dublin Inquirer, a local independent newspaper publishing online weekly and in print monthly. He is also editor at Four Courts Press, publishing primarily academic Irish history books. Before moving to Ireland in 2013, he worked as a reporter in West Virginia, Florida and Washington DC, worked as a newspaper editor in Kolkata, India, and taught journalism at the American University of Central Asia, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Berni Dwan teaches, writes, and makes radio programmes. She instigated three shows in Scene + Heard in Smock Alley -Unrhymed Dublin, The Seven Ages; Like It or Not, and A Fishy Tail of Sound and Fury. Her poems have been published in Poetry Ireland Review and Irish Times New Irish Writing, among others. She is currently working on three BAI funded radio series - Growing Up Between the Dustjackets, Hedge Schools Beyond the Shrubbery, and Hungry Gap, Fat Friars & Food Poverty.

It was a pleasure to be joined by Dublin Inquirer reporter Shamim Malekmian, Independent NI Candidate, Emma DeSouza and Lefty Unionist Sam Mcilwaine to talk about some of the stories of the week. We discuss the differences in treatment for immigrants, the Repeal Review and the US reproductive healthcare regression, the escalations in Northern Ireland in this election season, Labour rebranding again, the polls and much more. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week on the Sunday Special we were joined by Glow West podcast host, Dr Caroline West, Dublin Inquirer reporter, Shamim Malekmian and Adoption Rights and Clann Project co-founder, Claire McGettrick. It was an absolute privilege. We discuss Shamim's latest story about how migrants are denied access to life-saving organ transplants because of the possible later requirement for State supports HERE. We go into a lot of depth as to why the recent "gamechanger" on access to records for the survivors of Mother and Baby Homes/Magdalene Laundries was very much NOT a gamechanger. Then we discussed the outpouring of emotion following the shocking murder of Ashling Murphy, some of the aspects of the societal response and what it says about us and our need for genuine change versus the actual willingness to change. Please do join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week on the Sunday Special we were joined by Glow West podcast host, Dr Caroline West, Dublin Inquirer reporter, Shamim Malekmian and Adoption Rights and Clann Project co-founder, Claire McGettrick. It was an absolute privilege. We discuss Shamim's latest story about how migrants are denied access to life-saving organ transplants because of the possible later requirement for State supports HERE. We go into a lot of depth as to why the recent "gamechanger" on access to records for the survivors of Mother and Baby Homes/Magdalene Laundries was very much NOT a gamechanger. Then we discussed the outpouring of emotion following the shocking murder of Ashling Murphy, some of the aspects of the societal response and what it says about us and our need for genuine change versus the actual willingness to change. Please do join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week on the Sunday Special we were joined by Glow West podcast host, Dr Caroline West, Dublin Inquirer reporter, Shamim Malekmian and Adoption Rights and Clann Project co-founder, Claire McGettrick. It was an absolute privilege. We discuss Shamim's latest story about how migrants are denied access to life-saving organ transplants because of the possible later requirement for State supports HERE. We go into a lot of depth as to why the recent "gamechanger" on access to records for the survivors of Mother and Baby Homes/Magdalene Laundries was very much NOT a gamechanger. Then we discussed the outpouring of emotion following the shocking murder of Ashling Murphy, some of the aspects of the societal response and what it says about us and our need for genuine change versus the actual willingness to change. Please do join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week on the Sunday Special we were joined by Glow West podcast host, Dr Caroline West, Dublin Inquirer reporter, Shamim Malekmian and Adoption Rights and Clann Project co-founder, Claire McGettrick. It was an absolute privilege. We discuss Shamim's latest story about how migrants are denied access to life-saving organ transplants because of the possible later requirement for State supports HERE. We go into a lot of depth as to why the recent "gamechanger" on access to records for the survivors of Mother and Baby Homes/Magdalene Laundries was very much NOT a gamechanger. Then we discussed the outpouring of emotion following the shocking murder of Ashling Murphy, some of the aspects of the societal response and what it says about us and our need for genuine change versus the actual willingness to change. Please do join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

We're back with part 2 of our review of 2021 and this time we're talking Political Personality of the year, Patron (that's youse) of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and our Highlights (yes, there were lots of highlights!) You'll also hear from comedian, writer, actor and Roy Keane Stan, Tadhg Hickey, Social Care worker and all-round hero, Anne Marie Quilligan, Sinn Féin Senator, Lynn Boylan, Host of the Irish Times Inside Politics and my on and off rival, Hugh Linehan, Head of Religions at UCC and the best dressed man in Ireland, Amanullah De Sondy, the Irish Examiners award winning duo Aoife Moore and Paul Hosford, Sunday Special sensation and Dublin Inquirer reporter, Shamim Malekmian and filmmaker, director and (former) friend of the shack, Lenny Abrahamson. Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

We're back with part 2 of our review of 2021 and this time we're talking Political Personality of the year, Patron (that's youse) of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and our Highlights (yes, there were lots of highlights!) You'll also hear from comedian, writer, actor and Roy Keane Stan, Tadhg Hickey, Social Care worker and all-round hero, Anne Marie Quilligan, Sinn Féin Senator, Lynn Boylan, Host of the Irish Times Inside Politics and my on and off rival, Hugh Linehan, Head of Religions at UCC and the best dressed man in Ireland, Amanullah De Sondy, the Irish Examiners award winning duo Aoife Moore and Paul Hosford, Sunday Special sensation and Dublin Inquirer reporter, Shamim Malekmian and filmmaker, director and (former) friend of the shack, Lenny Abrahamson. Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

We're back with part 2 of our review of 2021 and this time we're talking Political Personality of the year, Patron (that's youse) of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and our Highlights (yes, there were lots of highlights!) You'll also hear from comedian, writer, actor and Roy Keane Stan, Tadhg Hickey, Social Care worker and all-round hero, Anne Marie Quilligan, Sinn Féin Senator, Lynn Boylan, Host of the Irish Times Inside Politics and my on and off rival, Hugh Linehan, Head of Religions at UCC and the best dressed man in Ireland, Amanullah De Sondy, the Irish Examiners award winning duo Aoife Moore and Paul Hosford, Sunday Special sensation and Dublin Inquirer reporter, Shamim Malekmian and filmmaker, director and (former) friend of the shack, Lenny Abrahamson. Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This Reboot Republic talks to Wayne Stanley, Head of Policy and Communications with the Simon Communities of Ireland about their proposal for the Government to introduce a measure to prevent renters from homelessness. Rory also talks to Laoise Neylon, journalist with the Dublin Inquirer about the recent rise in deaths in homelessness services and the lack of regulation of standards in private homeless hostels, while the podcast finishes with Rory reading his latest Op-ed in the Irish Examiner on why the Government should re-introduce a temporary 6 month ban on evictions. Help us out and get a year of exclusive content at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

We've just finished recording a really excellent Sunday Special. Joining Martin and Tony are journalist with the Dublin Inquirer, Shamim Malekmian, Author, Alvagh Cronin, Mr Irish election projections, Harry McEvenasoneya and GFA advocate, writer and regular contributor, Emma DeSouza. We talked about Shamim's work in exposing children going missing from our asylum system, the murder of MP Sir David Amess, the NI Protocol and what ground is left to give (if any), the recent polls and the challenge for SF to reach out to middle Ireland, the Sally Rooney controversy and online discourse and finally we ask "what time does your driver wake you up at?" (I've left the bit in at the beginning, because Martin) Tickets for the Sugar Club are on Sale now.

We've just finished recording a really excellent Sunday Special. Joining Martin and Tony are journalist with the Dublin Inquirer, Shamim Malekmian, Author, Alvagh Cronin, Mr Irish election projections, Harry McEvenasoneya and GFA advocate, writer and regular contributor, Emma DeSouza. We talked about Shamim's work in exposing children going missing from our asylum system, the murder of MP Sir David Amess, the NI Protocol and what ground is left to give (if any), the recent polls and the challenge for SF to reach out to middle Ireland, the Sally Rooney controversy and online discourse and finally we ask "what time does your driver wake you up at?" (I've left the bit in at the beginning, because Martin) Tickets for the Sugar Club are on Sale now.

We've just finished recording a really excellent Sunday Special. Joining Martin and Tony are journalist with the Dublin Inquirer, Shamim Malekmian, Author, Alvagh Cronin, Mr Irish election projections, Harry McEvenasoneya and GFA advocate, writer and regular contributor, Emma DeSouza. We talked about Shamim's work in exposing children going missing from our asylum system, the murder of MP Sir David Amess, the NI Protocol and what ground is left to give (if any), the recent polls and the challenge for SF to reach out to middle Ireland, the Sally Rooney controversy and online discourse and finally we ask "what time does your driver wake you up at?" (I've left the bit in at the beginning, because Martin) Tickets for the Sugar Club are on Sale now.

Why does it feel we have to keep protesting for the things that should be a given in a society? 1: Somewhere To Live Killian Woods predicted a rent strike in a recent Byline episode because of the crazy housing crisis. Within that crisis, there's another arc that perfectly illustrates why trying to find somewhere to live is so difficult. Empty purpose built student accommodation being granted change of use rather than lowering the prices. We're talking to Dublin Inquirer's Laoise Neylon about a recent article she wrote: “Providers of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation Have Been Saying There's a Lack of Demand for It” while students have been making 200km round trips to lectures cos they can't find anywhere affordable to live. What gives? 2: Parents Being There For The Birth of Their Children There's a #MarchForMaternity on Wednesday at 1pm at the Dail because even though most things have reverted to some sort of 'normality', restrictions remain in place in maternity hospitals across the country. We're talking to Linda Kelly from The Better Maternity Care Campaign or Women Ascend on Insta about what restrictions are still in place, why and who is responsible for removing them. Plus Fave Bits, Tuna Chicken Rolls and a State of the Nation.

This week Martin and Tony were joined by panelists Shamim Malekmian of the Dublin Inquirer, Maria Delaney of Noteworthy, Prof Joe Haslam and we had great contributions from the wonderful Anne Marie Quilligan and the fairly okay Kevin Cunningham. Shamim told us about the gap in the legal aid system that is punishing immigrants in an already cruel system, Joe tells us about the reemergence of the Catalan Independence movement and why it distracts from the important issues, Maria discusses the systemic inequalities in our education system that has seen many Traveller teenagers feeling unable to return to school post Covid. We talk about the latest Anthony Flynn revelations, the upcoming Repeal Review, Populist kite flying, wealthy TD's and the generation gap. We even get a best case scenario for the German elections. Please support the Dublin Inquirer and Noteworthy. And Get Well Soon, Vicky! Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week Martin and Tony were joined by panelists Shamim Malekmian of the Dublin Inquirer, Maria Delaney of Noteworthy, Prof Joe Haslam and we had great contributions from the wonderful Anne Marie Quilligan and the fairly okay Kevin Cunningham. Shamim told us about the gap in the legal aid system that is punishing immigrants in an already cruel system, Joe tells us about the reemergence of the Catalan Independence movement and why it distracts from the important issues, Maria discusses the systemic inequalities in our education system that has seen many Traveller teenagers feeling unable to return to school post Covid. We talk about the latest Anthony Flynn revelations, the upcoming Repeal Review, Populist kite flying, wealthy TD's and the generation gap. We even get a best case scenario for the German elections. Please support the Dublin Inquirer and Noteworthy. And Get Well Soon, Vicky! Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week Martin and Tony were joined by panelists Shamim Malekmian of the Dublin Inquirer, Maria Delaney of Noteworthy, Prof Joe Haslam and we had great contributions from the wonderful Anne Marie Quilligan and the fairly okay Kevin Cunningham. Shamim told us about the gap in the legal aid system that is punishing immigrants in an already cruel system, Joe tells us about the reemergence of the Catalan Independence movement and why it distracts from the important issues, Maria discusses the systemic inequalities in our education system that has seen many Traveller teenagers feeling unable to return to school post Covid. We talk about the latest Anthony Flynn revelations, the upcoming Repeal Review, Populist kite flying, wealthy TD's and the generation gap. We even get a best case scenario for the German elections. Please support the Dublin Inquirer and Noteworthy. And Get Well Soon, Vicky! Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This Reboot Republic special is an analysis of the Government's newly launched Housing for All Plan. It looks at the key parts of the plan, weaknesses, some positives and what was missing. In this ,Panel 1, we are joined by Cian O Callaghan, TD with the Social Democrats, Orla Hegarty from the UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environment, Laoise Neylon from the Dublin Inquirer, Killian Woods from the Sunday Business Post and Dr Michael Byrne of the UCD School of Social Work, Social Policy and Social Justice. There are several more podcasts covering this throughout the day. To hear them all and help us head over to patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This Housing Shock episode of Reboot Republic talks about the dramatic report of the ESRI that recommends a doubling of capital spending on public housing with Killian Woods of the Sunday Business Post and Laoise Neylon of the Dublin Inquirer. We also discuss the continuing political and public fallout of the Government's inadequate measures on investor funds, the growing problem of vacancy in Build to Rent and Purpose built Student Accommodation, as well as Rory's recent trip to meet the President. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Michelle Murphy ó Social Justice Ireland ag caint réiteacha féideartha ar an ngéarchéim tithíochta, Seán Kelly (FPE) ag labhairt ar phoist shinsearacha do mhuintir na hÉireann san Aontas Eorpach, agus Donal Corrigan ón Dublin Inquirer le scéalta nuachta Bhaile Átha Cliath.

This is the second episode of Housing Shock - the regular side-series of Reboot Republic that discusses the big housing issues. This week Rory discusses the latest housing in the media with Laoise Neylon, reporter with the Dublin Inquirer. They discuss housing affordability, mortgage debt and the shared equity scheme, the lobbying by investor funds for a leasing scheme in affordable housing, asking who gains from this, and the unsustainability of the current build to rent investor lead housing market. Laoise talks about her investigation of the impact of the privatisation of homeless accommodation provision, the lack of oversight and standards, how the state is failing in its duty to vulnerable homeless people in this outsourcing of social care. They also discuss rising rents and how HAP recipients are being pushed deeper into poverty because they have to pay top ups to landlords, yet are taken off housing waiting lists. HAP is not social housing and is resulting in child poverty. Thank you for listening, and please recommend us. We need your help as well. Visit patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This is the second episode of Housing Shock - the regular side-series of Reboot Republic that discusses the big housing issues. This week Rory discusses the latest housing in the media with Laoise Neylon, reporter with the Dublin Inquirer. They discuss housing affordability, mortgage debt and the shared equity scheme, the lobbying by investor funds for a leasing scheme in affordable housing, asking who gains from this, and the unsustainability of the current build to rent investor lead housing market. Laoise talks about her investigation of the impact of the privatisation of homeless accommodation provision, the lack of oversight and standards, how the state is failing in its duty to vulnerable homeless people in this outsourcing of social care. They also discuss rising rents and how HAP recipients are being pushed deeper into poverty because they have to pay top ups to landlords, yet are taken off housing waiting lists. HAP is not social housing and is resulting in child poverty. Thank you for listening, and please recommend us. We need your help as well. Visit patreon.com/tortoiseshack

You might've heard us mention the Dublin Inquirer story about the problems with the 'for profit' emergency accommodation? We called Green Party Cllr Janet Horner about the issues in that story and a whole lot more. We discuss the tragedy unfolding in plain sight, the lucrative business that has becoming warehousing homeless people and the risks our "homeless services" are taking with their lives. I'm a bit angry typing this, so you'll have to trust me that while Leo Varadkar is currently tweeting about Ireland's great economy, there are people forced to sleep in blatant fire hazards and worse. What's it going to take to stop this? Support this podcast (we need your help) and the wider tortoise shack by joining us at:patreon.com/tortoiseshack

In this Reboot Republic Podcast Rory is Joined by Anthony Flynn, Dublin City Councillor and CEO of Inner City Helping Homeless, and by Laoise Neylon, reporter with the Dublin Inquirer. They discuss the provision of homeless services in Dublin, the positive response and provision of beds through the winter initiative, but also the on-going plight of people sleeping rough on our streets. Anthony outlines the huge difficulties in living in emergency accommodation for families during COVID and lockdown. The recent rise in deaths among those in homeless services is analysed, and Laoise highlights the lack of mental health supports. We also discuss the limitations in the way Housing First is being rolled out in Ireland and the growing pressure for public land to be used for public housing in Oscar Traynor, and the coming battle with the proposals for the Land Development Agency and privatizing public land. Reboot Republic needs help. If you get something from these podcasts, then why not give something back. Head to patreon.com/tortoiseshack

In this episode we’ll be bringing you a segment on the English language education sector in Ireland, presented by Lahela Jones and produced by Sian Cowman. The educational sector in Ireland has been heavily impacted by Covid-19 restrictions, but international English language students have faced some especially difficult circumstances. We interview two Chilean students who tell us how their schools have dealt with the pandemic, and the housing and labour conditions they’re experiencing. We discuss why this sector is so huge in Ireland and why it is so poorly regulated It isn’t just ESL students in the gig economy who’ve borne the brunt of Covid-19 – their struggles in the labour market are just one example of a deeper problem with inequality between different parts of the workforce. Whilst 2020 has been the year of working from home for many office-based professionals, this simply isn't an option for low-paid workers in manufacturing and the service sector. Ireland is one of the few countries in the EU without mandatory sick pay, but the government has not talked about bringing it in before the end of 2021 despite the public health problems forcing people to go to work, even when showing symptoms, has created throughout the pandemic. Has Covid exposed the existence of a two-tier workforce, and what is there to be learned from this going forward? Patrick McCusker is joined by Michelle Murphy, Policy Analyst for Social Justice Ireland and Andrew Flood, independent researcher and host of The Plague Tapes on Mixcloud, to discuss this. On the cultural front, Martin Leen caught up with The Mary Wallopers who are in the midst of recording a new album of trad folk stompers and sean nos bangers, possibly titled The Curse of The Mary Wallopers. Hailing from Dundalk (we do have a sneaky Dundalk fetish here at Nervous State),The Mary Wallopers are a folk group who travel the length & breadth of the country singing & collecting songs. They exude a raw energy that could be described as the Clancy Brothers meet John Lydon. In the interview we play a few bangers, chat about the nature of the said curse, what to expect in the new album, being live stream sensations, keeping the buzz going during Covid, collaborating with Post Punk Podge and lots more. Moving West, Tulca festival of visual art has been going in Galway since 2002 and commissions a different curator every year who comes up with their own theme. This year the curator is artist Sarah Browne, whose programme is called The Law is a White Dog. The title is taken from a book by Colin Dayan, an interdisciplinary legal scholar, which is subtitled How Legal Rituals Make and Unmake Persons. Drawing on engagement with the law in her own practice, Sarah has put together a programme of artworks and events in a very challenging pandemic context. Caitriona Devery spoke to her about the ideas behind the programme, curating in lockdown, and some of the artists involved. We’ll also feature Darragh Deighan-Gregory talking to Seán Murray, the director of Unquiet Graves, about the recent controversy surrounding his film being shown on RTÉ, and why challenging received narratives about the Troubles is so important. As ever, we’ll be kicking off with our usual check-in with the Dublin Inquirer’s Stephanie Costello for all the biggest stories going on around town.

This Reboot Republic podcast looks at the issue of social and affordable housing and the use of public land for another Public Private Partnership – this time the Oscar Traynor site in North Dublin – and we ask is it a good deal? Dublin City Councillors are set to vote on the transfer of the public land to a private developer on Monday Night. We are joined to this discuss this by John Lyons, Dublin City Councillor for Artane-whitehall, Laoise Neylon, Journalist with the Dublin Inquirer, Cian O Callaghan, TD with the Social Democrats, housing spokesperson and Clare O Connor from the Save the Oscar Traynor Site campaign. The deal involves over 800 units being built – but crucially only 20% are social, 30% "affordable" (and there are big questions over their true affordability), meaning that at least half of the units will be private and sold at market value. The question is asked about the Minister for Housing's response on this, and the Depts realisation that the public mood has changed in favour of public housing. The guests point out that this is an inherently risky approach and poor value for money for the taxpayer - but big profits for the developer. We also discuss the alternative way of doing this of building genuinely affordable homes. The campaign is calling on the public to email or contact the Dublin City Councillors and ask them to vote against the deal. Petition HERE Support this podcast please by joining us at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This Reboot Republic podcast looks at the issue of social and affordable housing and the use of public land for another Public Private Partnership – this time the Oscar Traynor site in North Dublin – and we ask is it a good deal? Dublin City Councillors are set to vote on the transfer of the public land to a private developer on Monday Night. We are joined to this discuss this by John Lyons, Dublin City Councillor for Artane-whitehall, Laoise Neylon, Journalist with the Dublin Inquirer, Cian O Callaghan, TD with the Social Democrats, housing spokesperson and Clare O Connor from the Save the Oscar Traynor Site campaign. The deal involves over 800 units being built – but crucially only 20% are social, 30% "affordable" (and there are big questions over their true affordability), meaning that at least half of the units will be private and sold at market value. The question is asked about the Minister for Housing's response on this, and the Depts realisation that the public mood has changed in favour of public housing. The guests point out that this is an inherently risky approach and poor value for money for the taxpayer - but big profits for the developer. We also discuss the alternative way of doing this of building genuinely affordable homes. The campaign is calling on the public to email or contact the Dublin City Councillors and ask them to vote against the deal. Petition here:https://action.uplift.ie/campaigns/save-oscar-traynor?no_area_prefill Support this podcast please by joining us at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Nervous State Issue 2 "High culture for low lives." Issue 2 of Nervous State was first broadcast on 09/08/2020. It featured: - A roundup of the Dublin Inquirer's stories of the month with Laoise Neylon. - An interview with punk poet Jinx Lennon. - A special on Debenhams where workers have been on strike since April for basic rights. - Interviews with Noirin from Inclusion Ireland and Vicki from WALK, two organisations fighting to improve the standard of living for people with intellectual disabilities. - An Interview with Mark Walshe, an executive committee member of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland, to discuss issues of fundamental importance to education provision. - A chat with Danny Carroll about Litany 0f Failures III. Music on the show from Jinx Lennon and from Litany of Failures Sound editing and design by Jane Deasy. www.dublindigitalradio.com Support independent media. Support Dublin Digital Radio on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/dublindigitalradio

Nervous State. "High culture for low lives." Issue 1 of Nervous State was first broadcast on 14/06/2020. It featured: a roundup of the Dublin Inquirer's stories of the month with DI editor Stephanie Costello. an interview with Siobhan McKeown, author of A Life Lived Remotely. a chat with Dean McGrath, head of Dublin record label wherethetimegoes. a discussion between political economist Michael Taft (who blogs at notesonthefront) and environmentalist Sinead Mercier. an interview with Bulelani Mfaco, member of Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland. a chat with Vaari Claffey, a Dublin based curator, about Isolation TV. Music on the show from Nash Paints, Rising Damp, AllTimesNowNothing and MuRli. Sound editing and design by Jane Deasy. Support independent media. Support Dublin Digital Radio on Patreon.

Nervous State Issue 3 "High culture for low lives." Issue 2 of Nervous State was first broadcast on 04/10/2020. It featured: - A roundup of the Dublin Inquirer's stories of the month with Stephanie Costello. - An interview with singer songwriter Aoife Nessa Francis - A special discussion on CATU (Community Action Tenant's Union)on why there is an urgent need for a national tenants union - Interviews with Natalia Beylis, a sound artist and Sean McLoughlin of Save Leitrim on monocultural forestry in Leitrim - An Interview with Eimear Walshe on their short film The Land Question: Where the fuck am I supposed to have sex? and Merve Elveren, guest programmer of EVA International. - A roundtable discussion with Aurelian Mondon, co-author of Reactionary Democracy: How Racism and the Far-right Became Mainstream, Gavan Titley, author of the upcoming Is Free Speech Racist? and Eugenia Siapera, Professor of Information and Communication Studies at UCD and author of Understanding New Media about the current way the far-right have been able to emerge recently and their media strategies and ways to counter them. Music on the show from Aoife Nessa Francis. Sound editing and design by Jane Deasy. www.dublindigitalradio.com Support independent media. Support Dublin Digital Radio on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/dublindigitalradio

In this homelessness, eviction housing solutions special Reboot Republic we talk to Anthony Flynn, Dublin City Councillor & CEO of Inner City Helping Homeless and Laoise Neylon, journalist and reporter with the Dublin Inquirer. We discuss the current homelessness situation in Dublin, how COVID has impacted, the problems with the way homelessness is being officially measured, the use of tourist accommodation, how the ending of the eviction ban is resulting in increased evictions and an inevitable rise in homelessness. We also discuss the delivery of new social and affordable housing, updating on the O Devaney Gardens housing plan, Bartras gains & the city council loss, the cost rental and affordable rental aspects - and shockingly how public cost rental housing is being developed under build to rent planning - not living size homes. Rory points to the hope of new social housing projects but Anthony & Laoise are a little more sceptical. This is a terrific podcast. Join us: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

In this homelessness, eviction housing solutions special Reboot Republic we talk to Anthony Flynn, Dublin City Councillor & CEO of Inner City Helping Homeless and Laoise Neylon, journalist and reporter with the Dublin Inquirer. We discuss the current homelessness situation in Dublin, how COVID has impacted, the problems with the way homelessness is being officially measured, the use of tourist accommodation, how the ending of the eviction ban is resulting in increased evictions and an inevitable rise in homelessness. We also discuss the delivery of new social and affordable housing, updating on the O Devaney Gardens housing plan, Bartras gains & the city council loss, the cost rental and affordable rental aspects - and shockingly how public cost rental housing is being developed under build to rent planning - not living size homes. Rory points to the hope of new social housing projects but Anthony & Laoise are a little more sceptical. This is a terrific podcast. Join us: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Caelainn Hogan is the author of Republic of Shame: Stories from Ireland's Institutions for Fallen Women, published in 2019 by Penguin. She has worked as a journalist and filed stories from all over the world for publications like National Geographic, the New York Times magazine, Harper's, the New Yorker, and The Guardian. She's also written essays and reported pieces for The Dublin Review and The Stinging Fly. For this episode of the podcast, Caelainn has chosen to read 'On Non-Fiction about Housing and Homelessness', by Lois Kapila, co-founder and managing editor of The Dublin Inquirer, a reader-funded city newspaper for Dublin. Lois was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2019. This piece was published online in June 2017 as a prelude to our Winter 2017 issue, which featured a special section on housing issues. Caelainn's piece 'No Shelter', also discussed in this episode, can be found in that issue too. The Stinging Fly Podcast invites Irish writers to choose a story from the Stinging Fly archive to read and discuss. Previous episodes of the podcast can be found here. The podcast's theme music is ‘Sale of Lakes', by Divan. All of the Stinging Fly archive is available for everyone to read during the coronavirus crisis.

Dublin Inquirer editor Stephanie Costello talks about the innovative Dublin news website and newspaper, how they approach story beats, and plans for the future. You can find out more at https://dublininquirer.com, and contact Stephanie at info@dublininquirer.com

Have you ever wondered why there’s always a long queue in the women’s toilets, while men just seem to waltz in and out? Why do some public toilets charge you for the pleasure of emptying your bladder? And what’s with the lack of decent public toilets in nearly every city around the world? These are the kind of questions that occupy the mind of Canadian journalist & author Lezlie Lowe. In her brand new book No Place To Go: How Public Toilets Fail Out Private Needs, Lezlie takes a look at the many ways that public bathrooms just don’t work. Lezlie spoke to Kathy Sheridan about becoming Canada’s ‘Toilet Lady’ and why the queue for the women’s bathroom is ultimately a feminist issue. Also joining the discussion is Fóra.ie journalist Zuzia Whelan, who has written about Ireland’s dreadful approach to women’s toilets for the Dublin Inquirer.

How has an idea for a white water rafting project that’ll cost 22m and cost 50 euro per person to use managed to make its way to the sign off stage when the city is facing daily crises from literal shit spewing into the sea, record levels of homelessness, rents skyrocketing and cultural amenities for the actual people who live in the city being demolished at a rate of knots. We welcome Dublin Inquirer editor Lois Kapila into the studio (who we both j'love) to find out about the journey this project has taken, how it’s managed to get the green light and the direction Dublin City Council are taking the city in.

Emma Dabiri is a presenter, social historian and writer. She has been listed as one of the BBC’s broadcasting stars of the future, and one of The Observer's 2019 rising stars. ​​She is also a columnist for The Dublin Inquirer and is one of the BBC's Expert Voices. She has also had work published in a number of academic journals and newspapers​ and her​ work crosses African Studies, art, sociology and history. She is​ also​ a teaching fellow in the Africa department at SOAS.Today we are discussing her debut book Don’t Touch My Hair published by Penguin​. A book about why black hair matters.​ Stylist magazine recently said "Pulled together with meticulous research, Don't Touch My Hair is an unmissable read by a writer who's set to become a household name​." We discuss body image, beauty standards, colourism, growing up and why she wrote her book.​I hope you enjoy this episode and please don't forget to leave a rating or a review on iTunes - it really helps!​ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Supply & Demand is a four-episode podcast about Dublin’s housing crisis. In this final episode, we’re asking: why aren’t we building the right homes for people? Why aren’t they the right shape or size, why aren’t they in the right place, and why do they cost so much? To answer those questions, we’ll have to get down to the foundations of how housing works, so we’ll have to talk about land. Supply & Demand is a Dublin Inquirer podcast, produced and presented by Ian Maleney, with support from GoCar. 

Supply & Demand is a podcast about Dublin’s housing crisis. Over the course of four episodes, we look at the history of housing in the capital, the recent growth of renting in the city, new pressures on the housing stock, and the stumbling blocks that slow down new construction. Finally, we look forward and ask, what will Dublin be like in twenty years’ time? In this episode, we look at short-term lets, and student accommodation. Supply & Demand is a Dublin Inquirer podcast, produced and presented by Ian Maleney, with support from GoCar. New episodes weekly on Wednesdays.

Supply & Demand is a podcast about Dublin’s housing crisis. Over the course of four episodes, we look at the history of housing in the capital, the recent growth of renting in the city, new pressures on the housing stock, and the stumbling blocks that slow down new construction. Finally, we look forward and ask, what will Dublin be like in twenty years’ time? Supply & Demand is a Dublin Inquirer podcast, produced and presented by Ian Maleney, with support from GoCar. This is episode 2. New episodes weekly on Wednesdays.

Supply & Demand is a podcast about Dublin’s housing crisis. Over the course of four episodes, we look at the history of housing in the capital, the recent growth of renting in the city, new pressures on the housing stock, and the stumbling blocks that slow down new construction. Finally, we look forward and ask, what will Dublin be like in twenty years’ time? Supply & Demand is a Dublin Inquirer podcast, produced and presented by Ian Maleney, with support from GoCar. This is episode 1. New episodes weekly on Wednesdays.

This week Current. speaks to Sam Tranum, Deputy Editor of Dublin Inquirer on the decision by national media to publish government ads for Ireland 2040 as real news. Sam has written previously on the dangers of this practise by both regional and national newspapers in Dublin Inquirer. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/make-2040-ads-look-like-real-news-papers-told-kq20xcs67 https://www.dublininquirer.com/2016/02/09/sam-the-dangers-of-publishing-ads-that-look-like-news-articles/

From the publication of hate speech and the promotion of hot-air controversialists, to the use of technology and social media to draw readers into an addictive diet of endless news consumption, are news organisations hurting their readers? At an event run by Dublin Inquirer, Banter and DIT’s Centre for Critical Media Literacy, a panel of experts discussed these issues and more. Have a listen.

There was a full house at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin when we put on this discussion about media in an age of fake news as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. We were joined by Kevin Donnellan (UK editor, Storyful), Lois Kapila (co-founder and managing editor, Dublin Inquirer), Jane Suiter (School of Communications DCU and Director of the Institute for Future Media and Journalism) and Cathal McMahon (Irish Independent) to discuss misinformation on social platforms, fact-checking practices, the journalistic compromises made in the name of clickbait and the problems which occur when readers want to believe the fake news that they see. It was, as you are about to hear, a hell of a discussion.

Roe McDermott is the Sex & Sexuality columnist for The Dublin Inquirer, a film critic for Hot Press, and a Fulbright scholar. Somehow, we convinced her to come on our podcast to talk about Wolfgang Petersen’s 1984 children’s fantasy classic The NeverEnding Story. Roe joined Sarah and Alan to talk youth, Trump, depression, feminism, rockbiters, safe spaces, Pantigate, and luck dragons, and we address the most important question of our time: Is Twitter actually Fantasia? The hour just flew by. Hello if you’re joining us for the first time because of a list you may have seen us on. Hopefully you’ll stick around. If you like us maybe consider subscribing and leaving a review? Also, Sarah’s AMAZING novel Spare And Found Parts is out now so you should buy it and enjoy it as much as I did. Follow Juvenalia on Twitter Juvenalia original artwork by Dee McDonnell This episode was produced by Alan Maguire and Alan Bennett, The Two Alans.

Lois Kapila, editor of Dublin Inquirer, and Aoife Bannon, features editor at The Sun, talk about the do's and don't's of pitching and commissioning at the Autumn 2015 Freelance Forum, organised by Dublin Freelance NUJ, with support from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.